make bad weather of it
make bad weather of it
obsolete To perform or cope poorly during intense weather conditions. Despite the great vessel's size and opulence, it made bad weather of it once the gales rose and rain poured down, and we had to man the pumps until dawn just to keep the thing afloat.
See also: bad, make, of, weather
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- weather eye, to keep a
- (I've) been under the weather
- been under the weather
- make good weather of it
- Queen's weather
- be set fair
- breeder
- weather breeder
- weather in
- weathering